When Chen Xuan first heard what Wei Jin said, she was a little confused.
Old Lady Wei said to Wei Jin, "Why do you agree to everything? That old lady Lu is so contemptuous. She used to praise your sister and wanted to marry into our family, but then the third son of her family was not worthy and had an affair with a dancer, so the marriage was cancelled. But she has been displeased with me several times, and now she is begging us again. Why?"
"That's right, big sister, why did you agree to this?" Wei Yin also felt that her big sister's agreement was unreasonable. What kind of relationship did her family have with the Lu family
Chen Xuan felt a little relieved.
"Do you think I want to agree? That old lady Lu is my old grandfather's elder sister and your eldest brother-in-law's aunt. Our old lady told me this in person. If I had refused at that time, I would have been in trouble!" Wei Jin was complained by his mother and sister, and he also looked gloomy. "Your eldest brother-in-law kept nagging me, so I had to come back to ask him. It doesn't matter if it doesn't work. That old lady Lu used to go to my husband's house often. When it comes to daughter-in-law, she is just as mean to my mother-in-law. She always talks about those old-fashioned rules. What era is it now? She still talks about those old-fashioned words all day long!"
Old Madam Wei was worried that her daughter would not be able to get this done, and that Old Madam Zhao would make things difficult for her when she returned to her husband's house. She said to Chen Xuan, "It's rare for your elder sister to ask you for help, so if you can do it, please help. Although the Lu family is annoying, they are doing this for your elder sister's sake."
Chen Xuan was a little angry. It was not that she was unwilling to help others. When Sun Yan went to Tianjin to work, Chen Xuan would visit the Sun family every now and then to see if there was anything she could help. But the Lu family was completely unrelated to her. Moreover, Chen Xuan really disliked Lu San as a person. She still remembered that Lu San drove recklessly in the alley. Chen Xuan was also unwilling to ask Madam Wen for help because Madam Wen had already helped her a lot. Chen Xuan did not refuse directly. She said, "I have to discuss it with Brother Anian."
Wei Jin was puzzled. "What did you discuss with him? Can't you ask your mother to do it? I heard that Mr. Wen is a high-ranking official in Nanjing."
Chen Xuan looked like an old man, "A married woman should obey her husband. I will tell Brother Anian everything."
Wei Jin was depressed and said to Chen Xuan, "You are just not good enough. You don't have any opinions of your own."
Chen Xuan just kept her head down and refused to speak.
Chen Xuan felt that she couldn't afford to offend Wei Jin, so she simply asked Wei Nian to talk to Wei Jin.
When Wei Nian learned about the troubles his elder sister had brought back, he first said, "You see, our elder sister is not only a bully at home, but also likes to take advantage of her parents and is stingy. She is also easily influenced and likes to take on things."
Chen Xuan was extremely worried. "How can I tell my elder sister-in-law? The Lu family is really ordinary people. I can't open my mouth to tell Madam about this for their family."
Wei Nian waved his hand, "You don't have to do this, I'll talk to my elder sister."
Wei Nian was very straightforward in dealing with Wei Jin. The next day, he made up a lie and complained to Wei Jin, "It was you who insisted that I use this relationship for the Lu family. You kept urging me. Today, I called my mother-in-law to tell her. A long-distance call from Beijing to Nanjing costs five yuan per minute. In addition to what I said about your affair, I also listened to my mother-in-law scolding me. She scolded me for half an hour, and I didn't dare to hang up. When she was done scolding, the phone bill cost 150 yuan!"
"You are stupid! Why make a phone call? It's better to write a letter. Writing a letter saves money." Wei Jin felt very distressed when she heard that her brother spent 150 yuan on the phone bill. She didn't care that the matter was not done. When she told her husband about it, brother-in-law Zhao felt sorry for her.
Brother-in-law Zhao told his family the truth. Old Mrs. Zhao snorted and said sarcastically, "It's hard to tell whether it's true or not. It's probably your brother-in-law who is fooling you and your wife." In fact, Old Mrs. Zhao directly suspected that her daughter-in-law was unwilling to help with this matter, but she just couldn't say it directly in front of her son.
Brother-in-law Zhao is an honest man. "Mom, that's impossible. A Nian is not that kind of person." If the Yue family was not good, they would not have passed on the strawberry craftsmanship to his wife.
Old Mrs. Zhao snorted again, "But think about it, An Nian's wife's biological mother has abandoned her daughter for so many years. How can she not respond to the daughter and son-in-law's request for such a small matter? Even if it's just to compensate the daughter, she has to respond!"
Brother-in-law Zhao said, "Mom, you don't know that An Nian's mother-in-law remarried and gave birth to three sons. Tell me, do you value sons or daughters more? If she really valued them, she wouldn't have acknowledged her daughters now. Besides, if she really took An Nian seriously, would she have scolded him for half an hour on the phone? An Nian spent 150 yuan on the phone. Although he didn't mention the money to us, it was for our family. Mom, look at this money..." Old Mrs. Zhao immediately held her forehead and cried out, "My headache is coming back. You should say less and let your mother live a few more days!"
Brother-in-law Zhao was very helpless, and turned to his wife to ask if he could return the phone money to his brother-in-law. Wei Jin raised her thin eyebrows, but did not immediately get angry with her husband. Wei Jin said, "He is my own brother, not an outsider. Okay, An Nian doesn't need the more than 100 yuan, I just need to tell him. As long as the old lady doesn't complain that I didn't get things done for her, it's fine."
Brother-in-law Zhao had to make excuses for his mother, "No way."
As a result, Mrs. Zhao was so naughty again. When school started after the New Year, she insisted that the family was in financial difficulties and had no money to pay for the tuition of the two grandchildren, so she asked Wei Jin to go back to her parents' home to borrow some money. She also said that the two children had poor academic performance and that the money spent every year was a waste. Now they can read and the older one is ten years old, so it is better for them to go home and learn business with the shop, which will be a skill to make a living in the future.
Wei Jin was so angry that she had a big quarrel with her brother-in-law Zhao at home. On the 13th day of the first lunar month, she took her children back to her parents' home.
Wei Jin was so angry that she jumped up and down in her mother's house and cursed, "She just knows that I have some money in my pocket from growing strawberries this year, so she finds ways to get money from me! Aren't Fengger and Yuger's surnames Zhao? Why does she pay for the tuition of the second wife's kid, but not for me, Fengger and Yuger! This is unreasonable! If I don't want to go to school, then none of them will go! You want me to get the money myself? No way!" Her father had promised her that her husband's family would pay for the tuition, and her father could also give her another part of the tuition as a private fund. Her father has always been trustworthy, so Wei Jin has a lot of private funds! What's more, she had just made up her mind that her children should go to school and study hard. When the cram school of her second brother's wife opened, Wei Jin would send her sons to tutor them, so that her sons would have a bright future and make a lot of money! She was so ambitious, but she encountered her mother-in-law's dirty tricks. How could Wei Jin accept it? She went back to her mother's house and asked her mother's family to help her!
Old Master Wei first let his daughter live in her parents' home, since she lived there most of the time anyway. Then, he sent his two sons to talk to his eldest son-in-law to find out what was going on. Brother-in-law Zhao felt very sorry. Wei Shixian asked his eldest brother-in-law in a caring tone, "My eldest sister is a straightforward person. In fact, she only cares about you and the children. The other day she even made spring clothes, shoes and socks for you and your children after the Lantern Festival. Brother-in-law, why did you quarrel? Just because of your nephews' tuition? Not really. Our fabric shop didn't lose money last year. If you are really short of money, we can pay for it too."
"Our old lady lent the money to our eldest aunt's family for errands, saying that she has no more money to spend now." Brother-in-law Zhao shook his head, "That's not the case. I didn't ask you to pay for the children's tuition."
Wei Nian, "Brother-in-law, don't worry about this. The children start school today, and Dad has asked my eldest sister to pay the tuition."
"How can this be possible?" Brother-in-law Zhao was very embarrassed and his face turned red.
"Don't you have second brother Zhao's children in your family? They also have to go to school. I wonder how those two children are doing? I have to say that it is most important for children to go to school. Things are different now than before. Even if we are doing business, it won't hurt to read more books. We are close relatives, not outsiders. If you are short of money at the moment, just ask your brother-in-law." Wei Nian continued.
Brother-in-law Zhao waved his hands repeatedly, wishing he could find a hole to crawl into. He knew that his brother's children's family had to pay for the tuition, and his children would have to squeeze the Yue family to pay. Brother-in-law Zhao was also a man, so he felt very guilty.
Wei Shi advised brother-in-law Zhao, "What's the matter? Uncle, uncle, your uncle's home is your mother's home. Brother-in-law, you should go and see your eldest sister. She lives in Wangfu Cang Hutong. She is a woman. Third uncle is old and can only help look after the house. You should go there. Only then will your eldest sister feel at ease."
Brother-in-law Zhao persuaded his two brothers-in-law to move to Wangfucang Hutong.
Wei Nian also gave advice to the eldest sister. Wei Nian first said, "Let me tell you, you have been complaining that you still have to give your brother-in-law's wages to his mother after all these years of marriage. When your eldest brother-in-law comes, stop arguing. Just say in a nice tone that the money is a loan from home and ask your eldest brother-in-law to pay it back."
"Are you really asking your brother-in-law to pay it back?"
"You are stupid. This is just a title. You can use this opportunity to tell your brother-in-law that you are in debt now and ask him to pay you his monthly salary first! Otherwise, your brother-in-law will be embarrassed if he asks the Yue family to pay for his son's tuition."
Wei Jin's eyes lit up, "That's a good idea."
"Say it in a nice voice. Stop arguing all the time. If you really have the ability, just get the job done! Save the money for yourself! If you can't get this done, don't agree to do those troublesome things for me in the future! And don't come back to your parents' house to complain!"
"I know, I know. If I had known that the old hag was so hateful, I would never have agreed to it again!"
Wei Nian must be really tired as he also has to personally guide his sister in the house fighting.
Chen Xuan was lucky that she had Old Lady Zhao as a comparison. Old Lady Wei was just a tough girl on the outside, but she was not someone who would not listen to reason like Old Lady Zhao. Chen Xuan asked Wei Nian what to do about her elder sister-in-law. Wei Nian said, "Take your time. The elder brother-in-law is too weak. They have been married for so many years, and the monthly wages still have to be paid to his mother. If you do it again, I won't be so easy to talk to you!"
Wei Nian has always had means. If you want to follow Wei Nian's idea and pay for the nephew's tuition, didn't the Zhao family say they have no money? Give Old Master Zhao a hundred dollars to help his family make ends meet. See if you still have the face to do so! Even his father always wants to maintain harmony! Wei Nian said, "When we talk about our little girl's in-laws in the future, this kind of old man with no opinion will not do!"
Chen Xuan added, "It also depends on whether the parents-in-law are honest people."
Wei Nian deeply agreed with this.
The author has something to say: ps: The first update is here, good morning everyone.
I saw the comments in the previous chapter about Miss Bai saying something that students □□ said, and then some readers disagreed with this. Here is an explanation. Miss Bai is just a character in the article. The original text is like this: "I know that you college students are worried about the country and the people. Because of the things in the three northeastern provinces, students in Tianjin also go to the streets to protest, demonstrate, and □ all day long. I can't say that this is wrong. But we are all people who have experienced hardships. If you ask me, instead of shouting slogans on the streets, it is better to do something more meaningful. The state of the country is not a matter of one day or one night, and it is not something that students can shout slogans to make it better. To put it another way, even if the country really falls, what is relevant to us is that no matter what the country is like, we should protect ourselves first. If you love your country, you should do this even more. Only when you are alive can your ideas, your will, and your ideals be realized. Once a person dies, everything is gone." Miss Bai knows that students are always full of blood, and they are the kind of people who are not afraid of sacrificing their lives. Miss Bai admires Xu Ning's talents very much, so she said a few more words to remind her not to be stupid like those students on the street. Because the author used the word "stupid", people began to question the author's three views and the three views of the article.
First of all, there are many characters in the article, and each character has his own personality. When the author writes about each character, he will analyze and position this character. Miss Bai is positioned as a young lady who used to hang out in the social scene but whose family is down and out. Her experience and her family will make her have her own ideas. She thinks this way because of her background. Miss Bai is not a progressive youth. If she is a progressive youth, she should be a member of the group with the students.
Secondly, Miss Bai just had this thought, don't judge the three views of the protagonist based on this. Chen Xuan hated the Japanese very much from the perspective of her rebirth. Chen Xuan is also an old-fashioned woman. She lives frugally, but when refugees from the three northeastern provinces come, she will donate money and let the technical school teach the refugees skills for free and give them jobs. Maybe what she did was very meager and limited, but this is the maximum Chen Xuan can do. The students went to the streets to protest for their patriotism, and what Chen Xuan did was also patriotic. Although she may not have a sense of the country, what she did was to help people.
Third, all the characters in the article need room to grow. Chen Xuan's growth is that she is an old-fashioned woman, and her awakening will be on two levels, one is her own awakening, and the other is the awakening of national character. When the granaries are full, people will know etiquette. I have written about Chen Xuan's growth very quickly, but please give her some space.
Fourthly, I hope everyone will read the article rationally. Every character has his or her limitations. Let's seek common ground while reserving differences. This article is still being serialized. Although it is almost finished, if you have any comments on the three views, please leave them after the end.